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Member since: Jan 10 | Last seen: May 13 | Years gardening: 10 | Organic gardener
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23 Sep 2011Vegetable Beds garden
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from “Gardening in the Pacific Northwest” Hall & Hall Plot A: Brassicas (cabbage family) Crops: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, kohlrabi. Because they are winter crops and have similar needs, leeks and Swiss chard are also best...Cloudy 28°C / 83°F -
21 Nov 2010
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There’s a hoary frost upon the ground. picnic table too. Thanksgiving is in a few days. And yesterday I put the hoses away and protected the bibs. Sweet timing.0°C / 32°F -
29 Jun 2010Beans 'Scarlet Emperor' and backyard garden
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Well, only two of the sprouts have leaves. There are several other sprouts, but the leaves are missing. I can’t tell if they were burned by the sudden sun and possible lack of water on my part. Or if they were eaten by slugs. I’m thinking of replanting but misplaced the rest of my...18°C / 65°F -
08 Jun 2010
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come again some other day. It’s apparently been the rainiest June on record and it’s only the 8th. Dude!Overcast 21°C / 69°F -
08 Jun 2010Beets 'Detroit Dark Red Organic' and Vegetable Beds garden
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Beets have been in the ground for weeks. They just don’t have any vigor. Yesterday, I fertilized.Overcast 21°C / 69°F -
02 Jun 2010Strawberry and backyard garden
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Vada and I picked the first strawberry of the season. We saved a bite for Daddy. It’s been a VERY rainy May. There are plenty of strawberries to come. If the sun ever decides to come out.Cloudy 16°C / 61°F -
09 May 2010Vegetable Beds garden
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What a wonderful Mother’s Day. Don took us out for breakfast to my favorite restaurant, Detour Cafe. And we came home and gardened. He mowed the lawn and edged, while I transplanted puny seedlings under the cloche. Vada of course watered and played with Kiba. And she loves to play hide...17°C / 62°F -
13 Apr 2010Vegetable Beds garden and Indoor start garden
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Set out transplants of lettuce and chard under cloche yesterday. looks okay not great. Today reseeded tray of tomatoes and cayenne… damp off? no idea, changed traySunny 8°C / 47°F -
25 Feb 2010Vegetable Beds garden , Peas , Spinach 'Perpetual Spinach - Spinach Beet' , Mustard Spinach 'Misome' - Hybr...
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Vada’s first planting. She shook the container to inoculate the peas. Then spread them around. When I took the container to save some seed to specifically place, she became frustrated. So we went back to shaking. She shows a genuine interest in helping. I let her walk on the beds. Sh...Overcast 12°C / 53°F -
24 Feb 2010
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Got my package from Nichols yesterday. I’m excited to get started. I still need to… well, Don will hang the lights. And I need to purchase some trays or find a waterproof liner for my egg cartons. But I read recently that the egg cartons contain one of the types of plastic that is...Overcast 11°C / 51°F
